Northern Colorado associate head basketball coach Cody Fehringer has announced his resignation via social media with the following post: Fehringer joined the UNC staff back in 2020, and was elevated to associate head coach and director of performance in 2020. Prior to his time with the Bears, Fehringer was the head coach at both Western
Northern Colorado Basketball Staff Update
Head Coach Steve Smiley rounded out his 2022-23 season coaching staff with the promotion of Brett Cloepfil to Director of Operations and bringing back UNC alum Colin Gause as the Director of Player Development. Brett Cloepfil steps into the role of Director of Basketball Operations for Northern Colorado men’s basketball after starting as a volunteer assistant in the 2019-20 season and spending
Fehringer promoted to Associate Head Coach + Director of Performance at Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado Men’s Basketball assistant coach Cory Fehringer has been promoted to Associate Head Coach and Director of Performance by Head Coach Steve Smiley. “I’m really proud of Coach Fehringer and excited for him with this well-deserved promotion,” said Smiley. “Coach Fehringer has been a huge piece of our team’s success and our transition these past two years
OFFICIAL: Fehringer named Assistant Coach at Northern Colorado
HoopDirt.com mentioned this move back on July 13th (JUCO DIRT). It’s now been made official… Northern Colorado Head men’s basketball coach Steve Smiley is bringing another Colorado native back home with the hiring of Cory Fehringer as an assistant coach. Fehringer, a Sterling, Colorado native, brings eight years of head coaching experience with him to
Chadron State head coach Houston Reed heads to Northern Colorado
Steve Smiley welcomes Colorado native Houston Reed to the Northern Colorado men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. Reed comes to UNC from Chadron State in Nebraska where he was the head coach for the past four years. “Coach Smiley is an elite and respected coach in our profession. Mostly he is a better person
Daily Dirt – 3/24/20
Here are a few things that I’ve heard… Tarleton State officially opened yesterday (but had been in the works for a while – teased it last week here). As TSU leaves the Lone Star Conference and transitions to DI (headed to the WAC), a bunch of names have already come up here. The one I
Smiley promoted to Head Basketball Coach at Northern Colorado
GREELEY, Colorado (AP) — Steve Smiley has been promoted to head men’s basketball coach at Northern Colorado, replacing Jeff Lindor, who took over at the University of Wyoming. Athletic director Darren Dunn announced the promotion Thursday night about 48 hours after naming Smiley the interim head coach following Lindor’s departure. The school plans a virtual
Daily Dirt – 3/18/20
A few quick things that I’ve heard while hunkered down at the HD world HQ: A couple new names emerging at UIC…I have now heard that Iowa State assistant Daniyal Robinson and Louisville assistant Luke Murray are in the mix. Robinson is an Illinois native who spent time at Loyola (Chicago). I’ve heard that Murray
HOT: Linder named Head Basketball Coach at Wyoming
University of Wyoming Athletics Director Tom Burman announced Monday the hiring of Jeff Linder as head coach of the Cowboy Basketball Team. Linder is the 22nd head coach in Wyoming history. He led Northern Colorado to three-straight 20-win seasons. “Jeff (Linder) turned around the basketball program at Northern Colorado and developed his team into one
Daily Dirt: WEEKEND EDITION -3/25/18
Busy weekend…here are some things that I’ve heard… I keep hearing UCLA assistant coach David Grace’s name mentioned at Fresno State. He has been on Steve Alford’s staff since 2013, and has also been an assistant at Oregon, San Francisco, and Sacramento State. Grace spent 20 years in the Air Force before beginning his collegiate
HoopDirt Daily News – 12/19/17
HoopDirt.com’s Daily News from the college basketball coaching world… Back on December 7th, HoopDirt.com mentioned that Detroit head coach Bacari Alexander had returned from a seven game absence stemming from an “unspecified personnel matter.” Now, a report from the Detroit Free Press has emerged citing details about the incident that led to Alexander’s suspension. The
Steve Smiley Named Associate Head Coach at Northern Colorado
Men’s Basketball Head Coach Jeff Linder wasted little time in filling his top assistant role. Linder announced that Steve Smiley will be UNC’s Associate Head Coach. Smiley, a fellow Colorado native comes to the Bears from Weber State, where he served under Wildcats Head Coach, Randy Rahe for two seasons. “Coach Smiley is someone I have ties